What color is #90904D?

#90904D is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Amazon Queen. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #90904D?

The RGB value is 144, 144, 77: 144 red, 144 green and 77 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #90904D?

The complementary color is #4D4D90, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #90904D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.28:1 and white text 3.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#90904D color

#90904D rgb(144, 144, 77)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #90904D is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.5% red, 56.5% green and 30.2% blue (144, 144, 77).

Its hue angle is 60°, with 30% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 47% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Amazon Queen (#948F54), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.28:1).

#90904D color codes

HEX	`#90904D`
RGB	`rgb(144, 144, 77)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.5%, 56.5%, 30.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 30%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 47%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 47%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.43, -10.06, 35.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.43, 36.81, 105.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.815, 26.412, 10.916)`
Decimal	`9474125`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #90904D, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #90904D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.28:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.34:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#90904D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.34:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.28:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #90904D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #90904d; }
.text { color: #90904d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #90904d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(144 144 77 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #90904d, #6f904d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #90904D?: #90904D is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Amazon Queen. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #90904D?: The RGB value is 144, 144, 77: 144 red, 144 green and 77 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #90904D?: The complementary color is #4D4D90, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #90904D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.28:1 and white text 3.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.